Eyeglass-guard.



PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906.

C. H. GARNES.

EYEGLASS GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.26. 1966.

anoint? UNITED STATES ATENT 'ornio.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

To all whom it mwy concern.-

Be it known that I, CHESTER H. CARNES, a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Trinidad, in the county of Las Animas and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass Guards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in guards for eyeglasses; and theprimary object of the invention is to provide an im roved device of this character which will a mit of a wide range of adjustability, which is a desideratum in the opticians and oculists profession, and which will be securely held in its different adjusted positions without danger of becoming loose and without any liability of the position becoming accidentally changed.

My invention consists, essentially, of an eyeglass-guard comprising a longitudinallyslotted nose piece or plate preferably channeled to receive the rubber, cork, or similar pad, as the case may be, the surface adjacent a 5 the slot'being corrugated, and an attaching arm or shan designed for attachment to a stud-box on the eyeglass and axially adjustable at one end on a bolt, the head of which is arranged for engagement with the corru- 0 gated surface of'the nose-piece, while the shank thereof extends through the slot and is des' ned to receive-*the clamping members for olding the attaching-arm at different angular positions with respect to the nose- 5 piece. I

The invention also 'comprehends, broadly, a device of this character embodying in combination a longitudinally-slotted nose-piece. and an attaching arm longitudinally and I .0 axially adjustable in the slot of the nosepiece.

The invention further consists in certain details of construction and arrangements and combinations of the dparts hereinafter fully 5 described and claime For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for eflecting the result reference 5c is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view' of a pair of eyeglasses embodying the improvements of iny invention. Fi 2 is a perspective view of the guard detac ed. Fig.3 is a similar view withparts of the guard separated. Fig.

held from turnin Application filed February 26,1906. Serial No. 303,091.

4 is a vertical section through the nose-piece. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the same. Fig. 6 is a face view of one of the clamping parts. Fig. 7 is .a detail view illustrating a modification.

' Corresponding and. like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses provided with the improvements of my 1nvention. 2 designates the stud-boxes there- 'of, and 3 designates the bridge or spring.

My improved guard comprises a nosepiece 4, which is preferably channele or provided with inturned or beveled side edges 5 for the reception and retention of the cork, rubber, or similar pad 6. In the present instance the nose-piece 4 is in the form of a rectangular plate, and it is provided with a longitudinal slot 7. On its inner or channeled side the nose piece or plate 4 is provided wlth one or more rows or series of transverse corrugations 8, the same preferably boun 1I1 both sides of the slot 7. A bolt 9 is pro'v1de with a head 10, designed to fit within a longetudinally extending recess 11 in the corrugated side of the plate 4 and, as shown, is therein owing to the fact that the head an .recess are correspondingly shaped. In the resent embodiment the head is shown as, eing rectangular or with flat side edges; but, as illustrated in Fig.6, it may be curved to correspond to the general shape of the plate 4" when the latter is curved so as to meet the different requirements for differently formed nose pieces or guards. The head 10 of the bolt 9 is coi rugated on one side,as shownat 12, and its corrugations inte'rmesh with the corrugationsS 0 through the slot 7 to the other side of the plate 4 and is preferably. threaded, as shown. One member 14 of a clamping device, which disk form, 1s prov ded at diametrically oplposite points with lugs 15, that are designe to be bent inwardly and take'into the slot 7.

the plate 4. The shank 13 of the bolt extends into and .in the present instance is substantially of member 17 of the.

er 14 and the outer surface of the plate indicated at 18. Both members 14 and 17 of turning, said bolt having a shank extending v devoid of threads.

the clamping device are provided'with concentric apertures 19 ,which are accommodated on the shank of the bolt 9; but said apertures and shank at that point are preferably Secured to the member 17 of the clamping device and preferably an integral part thereof is an attaching arm or shank 20, intended to secure the nose-piece 4 to the stud-box 2 of the eyeglasses in any suitable manner. In the present instance the ordinary square apertured head 21 is \utilized for this purpose. A binding-nut 22 is mounted on the outer threaded end of the shank of the bdlt -9, so as to bind the two members of the clam ing device together,

and said'nut is prefera ly formed at diametrically opposite points with recesses 23 for the reception of a pair of tweezers or some similar tool actin in the nature of a spannerwrench to screw t e nut on the shank and'unscrew it therefrom.

. tion with the accompanyl From the foregoingdescription, in connecdrawings, it is evident that the attaching fevice may be slid longitudinally with respect to the nose piece or plate 4' and that it may also be adjusted axially with relation thereto, the binding-nut 22 being slightly loosened to allow sufiicient play of the parts. The required angular and longitudinal. adjustments of the parts having-been effected to a nicety, so that the eyeglasses may be adjusted to a persons nose in the proper manner, it is evident that the parts may be securely held in their ad- ;Lusted position by simply screwing u the ind-nut 22; Hence it will, be seen t I at I have provided a simple device of this character possessing to a marked degree efficiency different lon 'tudinal positions thereon and provided wit a shank extending throu h said slot, an attachin -arm mounted on t-e shank of the bolt an' arranged to turn axially thereon, a'cl amping member arranged for guiding en agement by. said slot, and means for binding said clamping member against the attaching-arm as and for the purposeset forth.

2'. An eyeglass guard comprising a longitudinall -slotted noseiece; provided with a longitu inal recess, a olt provided with a head mounted to move lon ltudin-ally in said recess and engaging thewa 1s ofthe recess in such a manner as to prevent the head from threaded outer end, a clamping member prothrough the slot of the nose-piece, an attaching-arm mounted to turn axially on the shank of the bolt and means for clamping said arm on the shank of the bolt at different axial adjustments.

3. An eyeglass-guardcomprising a longitudinally-slotted nosepie ce, a bolt mounted to move longitudinally on said nose-piece and provided with a shank extending through said slot, an attaching-arm provided with a notched outer face at one end and mounted to turn axially on the shank of the bolt at such end, and a clamping member having a correspondingly-notched face designed to mesh with the face of the attaching-arm and provided with a tang or lug fitting in said slot, and a binding-nut threaded on the outer end of the shank of the bolt, as and for the pur pose set forth.

4:. An eyeglass-guard, comprising a iongitudinall vided wlth a recess and a roughened surface, "a bolt provided with a head shaped corresponding to the recess and fitted to move lon-' gitudinally therein but revented from turn- 1 ing axially therein, the cad of the bolt bei-n slotted and channeled plate prof.

provided with a roughened surface'designe to enga e the roughened surface ofthe plate and sai bolt provided with a shank extend ing through said slot and provided with a vided with a notched inner face and with lugs taking into the slot, the said member be ing apertured to receive the shank of the-bolt, an attaching-arm interposed on the shank oi the bolt between said clamping member and the outer face of the said plate and provided with notches designed to engage the notches on the clamping member and a bindingnut designed to be screwed on the opter end of the shank of the bolt.

move lon itudinally on said plate and. provided wit a shank extending through the slot of the plate, a clamping member provided with lugs'designed' to fit in said slot whereby to prevent said member from turn ing, an attaching-arm interposed between sald clamping member and the plate, both the clamping member and the attaching arm receiving the shank of said bolt, and means for binding the clampin member and attach". in -arm against the sai plate at different an- ,gu a r oraxial positions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 2 in presence of two witnesses; a

CHESTER H. CARNES." ['L. al Y .Witnesses: v

. -MIKE MoTTo,

HORTENSE ARTHUR.

. r05 5. An eyeglass-guard, comprisinga iongi A tudinally-slotted plate a bolt mounted to IIC 

